Thomas Middleton

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Thomas MiddletonUKNUnknown Senator
78
Years of Age
32
Years of Experience
MDResidence (state)
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Education4 - 4 of 2
Mount Saint Mary's College
BS Biology
1968
Charles County Community College
AA
1966
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Senator
Maryland State Senate
1995 - 2019
President
County Commissioners of Charles County
1986 - 1994
Served
Military Intelligence, United States Army
1968 - 1971
Owner
Cedar Hill Farm
Other Experience1 - 105 of 105
Co-Founder
Charles County Christmas in April
Member
Farm Bureau
Member
4-H Club
Board Member
Tri-County Youth Service Bureau
Member
Board of Directors, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, 2005-present
Member
Board of Trustees, Physicians Memorial Hospital
Member
Health Service Agency
Chair
Workgroup on Rural Health Care Delivery
2016 - Current
Member
Maryland Water Quality Trading Advisory Committee
2016 - Current
Member
Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee
2015 - Current
Member
Health Care Reform Coordinating Council
2011 - 2015
Senate Chair
Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/ Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland General Assembly
1995 - 2015
Senate Co-Chair
Task Force to Study Methods to Reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers, Maryland General Assembly
2014 - 2015
Member
Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government, Maryland General Assembly
2011 - 2014
Senate Co-Chair
Task Force to Study the Applicability of the Maryland Prevailing Wage Law, Maryland General Assembly
2013 - 2014
Vice Chair
Chesapeake Bay Commission
2009
Vice Chair
Chesapeake Bay Commission
2014
Senate Chair
Task Force to Study Maryland Insurance of Last Report Programs, Maryland State Senate
2012 - 2013
Member
Maryland Agricultural Nonpoint Trading Advisory Committee
2012 - Current
Member
Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate
2011 - 2012
Co-Chair
Health Care Workforce Workgroup, Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council
2010 - 2011
Chair
Chesapeake Bay Commission
2010
Member
Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships
2009 - 2010
Co-Chair
Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas
2008 - 2009
Member
Energy and Environment Committee, Southern Legislative Conference
2008 - Current
Member
Workforce Creation and Adult Education Transition Council
2008
Member
Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement
2007 - 2008
Member
Commission to Study Southern Maryland Transportation Needs
2006 - 2008
Member
Chesapeake Bay Commission
2007 - Current
Member
Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
2007 - 2008
Senate Chair
Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance
2005 - 2007
Senate Chair
Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care
2005 - 2007
Chair
Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference
2004 - 2006
Chair
Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation
2005 - 2006
Co-Chair
Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
2005 - 2006
Member
Community Choice Advisory Group
2004 - 2006
Member
Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas
2003 - 2006
Member
Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland
2004 - 2006
Senate Co-Chair
Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration
2005 - 2006
Senate Co-Chair
Agricultural Stewardship Commission, Maryland State Senate
2005 - 2006
Member
Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
2005 - 2007
Member
Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
2002 - 2005
Senate Chair
Joint Committee on the State's Emergency Medical Response System
2003 - 2005
Member
Maryland Veterans Caucus
2004 - Current
Vice Chair
Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance
2004
Member
Maryland Tourism Development Board
2002 - 2004
Member
Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force
2003 - 2004
Member
Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources
2002 - 2004
Member
Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products
2003 - 2004
Senate Chair
Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate
2002 - 2004
Vice Chair
Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference
2002 - 2004
Chair
Division of Labor and Industry Sunset Evaluation Workgroup, Finance Committee
2003
Co-Chair
Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate
2003
Member
Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation
2000 - 2003
Member
Forum for Rural Maryland
1996 - 2003
Member
Transportation Task Force
2003
Member
Special Commission on Legislative Prayer
2003
Member
Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure
2002 - 2003
Member
Maryland Rural Caucus
2002 - Current
Member
Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate
2002 - 2007
Chair
Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
1997 - 2002
Co-Chair
Task Force on Resource-Based Industry in Maryland
2000 - 2002
Member
Task Force on Upgrading Sewerage Systems
2001 - 2002
Member
Budget and Taxation Committee, Maryland State Senate
1995 - 2002
Member
Rebuild La Plata Task Force
2002
Member
Public Safety, Transportation, Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
2001 - 2002
Member
Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate
2001 - 2002
Member
Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
2000 - 2001
Member
Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate
2001
Member
Task Force to Study Adult Education Services in Maryland
2001
Member
Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Workgroup
2000
Member
Transit Policy Panel
2000
Member
Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
2000
Member
Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence
1999 - 2000
Member
Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Work Group
2000
Chair
Task Force on Driver's Education Programs in Maryland
1999
Co-Chair
Study Panel to Review Economic Development Financing Programs
1999
Member
Commission on Transportation Investment
1999
Member
Task Force to Study the Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland
1998 - 1999
Member
Task Force on Tobacco Crop Conversion in Maryland
1999
Member
Maryland Historical Trust
1997 - 1998
Member
Health, Education and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
1995 - 1998
Member
Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants
1997 - 1998
Member
Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate
1997 - 2004
Senate Chair
Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues
1997
Co-Chair
Joint Task Force on Payment Schedule of Property Taxes
1995 - 1996
Member
United States 301 South Corridor Transportation Study Task Force
1994 - 1996
Member
Social Services Board, Charles County
1986 - 1994
Vice Chair
Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
1992 - 1993
Member
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
1986 - Current
Chair
Planning Commission, Charles County
1981 - 1985
Chair
Public Participation and Education Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Former Chair
Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair
Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair
Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Rules Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Management Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate
Member
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, 2000-present
Member
Long-Term Care Reform Work Group, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2010-present
Member
Southern States Energy Board, 2007-present
Member
Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008-present
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